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Do you favor or oppose permitting outside public groups to reserve and use public spaces like committee rooms, the legislative conference center and member's extension lounge?

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Favor39.47%
Oppose60.53%

Do you favor or oppose requiring face masks while in the Capitol common areas, committee rooms and public meeting spaces?

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Favor82.76%
Oppose17.24%

Do you believe the Capitol cafeteria should serve food during the pandemic, and if so, how might operations be adjusted in order to ensure the health and safety of patrons?

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Yes - same modifications as restaurants54%
Yes - take out/delivery only23%
Yes - pre-packaged food, no self-service16%
Yes - normal operations8%
Yes - only members and staff4%
No10%

Do you favor or oppose temperature checks upon entry to the Capitol?

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Favor87.18%
Oppose12.82%

Under what circumstances do you believe the Texas Capitol should be fully re-opened to the general public?

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When safety measures are implemented30%
When a vaccine is available24%
When the data indicates that it is safe22%
When experts determine it's safe15%
It should be open right now15%
At a reduced capacity11%
When the virus is contained or no longer a danger8%
When the session begins5%
When it is "reasonably" safe4%
It shouldn't be opened3%
Up to the members2%

Number of Special Sessions Called By Governor

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GovernorSpecial Sessions Called
James Pinckney Henderson0
George T. Wood0
Peter Hansbrough Bell3
Elisha M. Pease1
Hardin R. Runnels0
Sam Houston2
Francis R. Lubbock1
Pendleton Murrah2
James W. Throckmorton0
Edmund J. Davis3
Richard Coke1
Oran M. Roberts2
John Ireland1
Lawrence Sullivan Ross1
James Stephen Hogg1
Charles A. Culberson2
Joseph D. Sayers3
S.W.T. Lanham3
Thomas Mitchell Campbell5
Oscar Branch Colquitt4
James E. Ferguson5
William P. Hobby4
Pat M. Neff5
Miriam Ferguson1
Daniel J. Moody, Jr6
Ross S. Sterling4
James V. Allred5
W. Lee O'Daniel0
Coke R. Stevenson1
Beauford H. Jester0
Robert Allan Shivers2
Price Daniel, Sr.8
John B. Connally, Jr.2
Preston Smith6
Dolph Briscoe3
William P. Clements3
Mark W. White, Jr.5
Ann W. Richards4
George W. Bush0
Rick Perry12
Greg Abbott1

Number of Special Sessions Called Each Legislature

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Regular SessionNumber of Special Sessions
1st0
2nd0
3rd2
4th1
5th0
6th1
7th0
8th2
9th1
10th2
11th0
12th3
13th0
14th1
15th0
16th1
17th1
18th1
19th0
20th1
21st0
22nd1
23rd0
24th1
25th1
26th1
27th2
28th1
29th2
30th1
31st4
32nd1
33rd3
34th1
35th4
36th4
37th2
38th3
39th1
40th1
41st5
42nd4
43rd4
44th3
45th2
46th0
47th1
48th0
49th0
50th0
51st1
52nd0
53rd1
54th0
55th2
56th3
57th3
58th0
59th1
60th1
61st2
62nd4
63rd1
64th0
65th2
66th0
67th3
68th2
69th3
70th2
71st6
72nd4
73rd0
74th0
75th0
76th0
77th0
78th4
79th3
80th0
81st1
82nd1
83rd3
84th0
85th1

Vetoes by Regular Session

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    Legislative Reference Library Bill Statistics. http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/sessions/billStatistics.cfm. Accessed May 16, 2017.
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18th Legislature5
19th Legislature7
20th Legislature2
21st Legislature5
22nd Legislature4
23rd Legislature11
24th Legislature11
25th Legislature19
26th Legislature17
27th Legislature15
28th Legislature21
29th Legislature9
30th Legislature7
31st Legislature17
32nd Legislature17
33rd Legislature42
34th Legislature9
35th Legislature15
36th Legislature9
37th Legislature22
38th Legislature43
39th Legislature16
40th Legislature31
41st Legislature38
42nd Legislature7
43rd Legislature11
44th Legislature22
45th Legislature28
46th Legislature32
47th Legislature28
48th Legislature37
49th Legislature19
50th Legislature14
51st Legislature5
52nd Legislature39
53rd Legislature23
54th Legislature25
55th Legislature8
56th Legislature10
57th Legislature15
58th Legislature12
59th Legislature41
60th Legislature49
61st Legislature67
62nd Legislature22
63rd Legislature30
64th Legislature19
65th Legislature26
66th Legislature49
67th Legislature28
68th Legislature43
69th Legislature51
70th Legislature52
71st Legislature56
72nd Legislature36
73rd Legislature27
74th Legislature26
75th Legislature38
76th Legislature34
77th Legislature83
78th Legislature50
79th Legislature20
80th Legislature56
81st Legislature39
82nd Legislature25
83rd Legislature28
84th Legislature44

Vetoes by Texas Governors

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    Source: Legislative Reference Library Bill Statistics: http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/sessions/billStatistics.cfm. Most recent access May 16, 2017.
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Allan Shivers 1949-195776
Price Daniel 1975 - 196342
John Connally 1963-1969103
Preston Smith 1969-197392
Dolph Briscoe 1973-197972
Bill Clements 1979-198378
Mark White 1983-198795
Bill Clements 1987-1991112
Ann Richards 1991-199562
George W. Bush 1995-200095
Rick Perry 2000-2015248
Greg Abbott 2016-present44

2nd Reading Amendment 8 by Herrero

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    This is the unofficial vote talley as recorded and reported at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SB00001&RcdVtNo=165&Ch=H&Dt=4/6/2017%2012:00:00%20AM. Accessed April 7, 2017.
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Democratic YeasRepublican YeasRepaublican Nayes
District 22District 105District 96
District 74District 57District 56
District 39District 18District 45
District 131District 3District 73
District 145District 113District 138
District 103District 58District 24
District 144District 83District 128
District 116District 8District 112
District 123District 29District 82
District 76District 11District 136
District 79District 54District 135
District 40District 17District 23
District 147District 59District 106
District 95District 55District 97
District 117District 64District 5
District 41District 72District 91
District 139District 134District 93
District 111District 2District 60
District 75District 84District 122
District 148District 69District 89
District 120District 4District 67
District 109District 25District 108
District 31District 33District 130
District 119District 127District 63
District 143District 32District 129
District 34District 12District 115
District 49District 88District 126
District 48District 102District 61
District 50District 44District 70
District 100District 99District 6
District 140District 71District 132
District 35District 81District 13
District 38District 43District 66
District 46District 16District 65
District 124District 26District 92
District 78District 7District 150
District 36District 53District 94
District 107District 9District 114
District 80District 21District 20
District 37District 62District 98
District 77District 87District 52
District 42District 14District 30
District 104District 68District 133
District 27District 85District 47
District 51District 86
District 125District 1
District 90District 19
District 110District 10
District 146District 28
District 101
District 118
District 142
District 149
District 137

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